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and recommend candidates who qualify as certified, licensed, and
ordained ministers.3 Final approval and issuance of ministerial
credentials, however, is made by the General Council's
credentials committee (the credentials committee).4 Petitioner
met all of the requirements set forth by the National Church, and
as indicated, is a licensed and ordained Assemblies of God
minister.
Individuals holding ministerial credentials are amenable to
both the District Council and the General Council in matters of
doctrine and conduct. Causes for the discipline of a minister
include: (1) Any moral failure involving sexual misconduct; (2)
any moral or ethical failure not involving sexual misconduct; (3)
general inefficiency in the ministry; (4) a failure to represent
the Pentecostal testimony correctly; (5) a contentious or
3 The bylaws of the National Church provide qualifications
for ministerial licensing and ordination. The bylaws provide,
inter alia, that in order to be licensed as a minister an
applicant must: (1) Have a thorough understanding of and be in
agreement with the National Church's doctrinal position as
contained in the Statement of Fundamental Truths; (2) have an
active loyalty to the National Church's constitutional
agreements, a cooperative spirit, and a readiness to seek and
receive the counsel of older brethren; (3) demonstrate religious
knowledge acquired through education or experience by passing a
standard test; and (4) be interviewed and recommended by a
district credentials committee.
Licensed ministers must meet additional requirements in
order to be ordained. For example, a licensed minister must
complete 2 consecutive years of full-time preaching ministry,
pass at least one written test, and submit to additional
interviews.
4 According to the constitution and bylaws, the credentials
committee consists of the Executive Presbytery.
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